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Academic Qualifications on CV

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Hi guys,

I recently got told that you don't need to list all your academic qualifications on your CV, only the ones relavent to your chosen career path / job you are applying for... Just wondered what your opinions were?

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I recently got told that you don't need to list all your academic qualifications on your CV, only the ones relavent to your chosen career path / job you are applying for... Just wondered what your opinions were?

I have a college degree in automotive collision estimating. It does not go on my resume but ill mention it sometimes in interviews as college experience.

If its on your cv and not relevant its not helping much. Either they are going to call you for interview based on your skills or not. Its not till the final candidate selection it would matter and by than you had time to mention it.

The only exception is if you have a very weak resume with no back ground than i would include it. Pay attention if the job even asks, requires, or has a preference for it as that can tell you how much they value education.

Currently I only list degree and further education, a-levels/gcses's fell off but as the other posters above say, it depends what stage in your career you are at, and also what the job advert requests as Jonny said.

Actually the older you get the less its required, I stopped putting my scholastic qualifications on my CV by the time I was in my late 20's (I actually left the forces when I was 27 so about that time).

Not once have I ever been asked for them either (whereas I have an ex girlfriend who lied about her degree (saying she got a 2.1 when she didn't) and was asked to prove it, she lasted a week in her job and had to leave because of that little white lie).

Actually the older you get the less its required, I stopped putting my scholastic qualifications on my CV by the time I was in my late 20's (I actually left the forces when I was 27 so about that time).

Not once have I ever been asked for them either (whereas I have an ex girlfriend who lied about her degree (saying she got a 2.1 when she didn't) and was asked to prove it, she lasted a week in her job and had to leave because of that little white lie).

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